by PRP Group, on 03/03/2022
Post-COVID learning will certainly look different--here's what the experts have to say on what to expect and where to go from here
What has been your state’s biggest accomplishment since March 2020?
It is difficult to nail down just one accomplishment since March of 2020 and the onset of the pandemic. Arizona’s teachers, families and students have been resilient and shown tremendous grace for the past two years. Today, I am most proud of the Arizona Department of Education strategically using federal relief and recovery dollars to fund over 180 new school counselors and social workers bringing desperately needed supports into Arizona school communities.
What is your biggest take-away—what have you learned from pandemic learning?
Students and teachers need and want additional supports to bring teaching and learning into the 21st century. Digital resources like those provided to teachers and students through our new partnership with Discovery Education have the ability to take students beyond their classroom and introduce them to people, places, and ideas they might not otherwise encounter. However, in the past, access to transformative, high-quality digital content was not equitable. Our partnership with Discovery Education brings these resources to classrooms across our state, ensuring every Arizonan student has the opportunity to access a new world of information and ideas from any device.
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